Navigation Aid Problem Report

TVA and the United States Coast Guard work together to keep buoys, daymarks and other Tennessee River system navigation aids accurate and in excellent condition. Navigation aids on the commercial navigation channel are maintained by the Coast Guard, while those on the secondary channels and tributary reservoirs are maintained by TVA.

If you see a navigation aid that is damaged, out of place, missing, or not operating properly, please make a selection below and complete the form to notify us.   

Main River Navigation Aids Maintained By U.S. Coast Guard

nun buoy

Red Nun Buoy

can buoy

Green (or black) Can Buoy

Red Daymark

Red Commercial
Channel Passing Daymark/Daybeacon

Green Daymark

Green Commercial Channel Passing
Daymark/Daybeacon

 

red over green junction

Red Over Green Junction Buoy

green over red junction

Green Over Red Junction Buoy

red light

Red Light

green light

Green Light

 

unilateral red daymark

Red Commercial Channel Unilateral
Daymark/Daybeacon

 

unilateral green daymark

Green Commercial Channel Unilateral
Daymark/Daybeacon

 

 

To report problems with the navigation aids above, click here.

 

Secondary Channel and Tributary Reservoir Navigation Aids Maintained By TVA

secondary stream red buoy

Secondary Stream
Red Buoy

 

secondary stream green buoy

Secondary Stream Green Buoy

 

red finger marker

Secondary Stream Red Fingerboard

 

green finger marker

Secondary Stream Green Fingerboard

 

keep out/hazard buoy

Keep Out/Hazard Buoy

 

danger buoy

Danger Buoy

 

information buoy

Information Buoy

 

control buoy

Control Buoy

 

 

creek fingerboard

Creek Fingerboard

 

 

depth gauge

Elevation Gauge

secondary channel daybeacon

Secondary Stream Daybeacon

 

mile marker daymark

Daymark With Mile Marker

 

 

To report a TVA maintained navigation aid, please use this online form.